to vaccinate or not?

From:
my1browneyedgirl

To: RobinvNP

Posted: Jun-26 11:23 PM (22 of 28)

I am so glad to hear this perspective being presented. Â I would not take my infant to a pediatrician's office who accepts unvaccinated children, not because I am prejudiced regarding their choice, but because so many babies in the past few years have died from being exposed to simple things like whooping cough from an unvaccinated peer. Â The thought of my child dying from a preventable disease because somebody else was worried about an unproven link to autism horrifies me. Â I know that those who oppose vaccines would say the same about whatever effects they think may result from the shots, but I will be extra protective of my child until he/she is fully vaccinated. I am also super diligent about being vaccinated myself. Â I could never forgive myself if I got some preventable disease and my child died as a result of it. Â My 9 months pregnant colleague recently contracted whooping cough from one of her students, and the baby was fine since it was still in utero, but if she had contracted it a couple weeks later after the baby was born it could have been very bad. Â Â Â Â Â

I am so glad to hear this perspective being presented. Â I would not take my infant to a pediatrician's office who accepts unvaccinated children, not because I am prejudiced regarding their choice, but because so many babies in the past few years have died from being exposed to simple things like whooping cough from an unvaccinated peer. Â The thought of my child dying from a preventable disease because somebody else was worried about an unproven link to autism horrifies me. Â I know that those who oppose vaccines would say the same about whatever effects they think may result from the shots, but I will be extra protective of my child until he/she is fully vaccinated. I am also super diligent about being vaccinated myself. Â I could never forgive myself if I got some preventable disease and my child died as a result of it. Â My 9 months pregnant colleague recently contracted whooping cough from one of her students, and the baby was fine since it was still in utero, but if she had contracted it a couple weeks later after the baby was born it could have been very bad. Â Â Â Â Â

If you have old enough family members ask them how it was before vaccinations were there. Ask them how many babies died young due to disease. I am not trying to scare you, rather show that what we think of as simple disease was not then.My oldest aunt nearly died of Scarlet Fever and it left her with a life long disability. Mumps, measles, Rubella is horrid - if a pregnant women is exposed to it her unborn baby can be killed or severely hurt. And who carries that disease? Bingo...un-vacinated small children.

The problem lies in this:The majority of us in the US and other similar countries are vaccinated. This protects those who choose to not take those shots. Only thing is....if those who are not do get sick and then are around adults who last had boosters at say 12-13 years old they can contract said disease - and it is many times worse. This is why whooping cough is so bad in some areas. Parents take sick kids to doctor, kids cough all over elderly patients in waiting room. Week later or so there is a massive outbreak. Don't believe me? Go read the news!This is also how measles spreads in colleges! Let me add that in college I had a friend who had never had plain old chicken pox - she caught it from...yep...kids - at work. At 18 breaking out is horrid. She had a breakout in her mouth, her vagina, everywhere. Now days they give teens who didn't get it the vaccine (or more so, it is now a common vaccine for all babies!). My oldest had chicken pox, the mildest of all diseases and was still miserable. Hence, my baby got the shot.

I can tell you as the mother of a highly functioning autistic child he was BORN autistic. Nothing changed at 18 months. He was always a bit different!

PS: I cannot fathom how any child wants to have meningitis (this was a nasty killer of children before the vaccine), mumps, measles, etc. Would you want your child to have polio????

If you have old enough family members ask them how it was before vaccinations were there. Ask them how many babies died young due to disease. I am not trying to scare you, rather show that what we think of as simple disease was not then.My oldest aunt nearly died of Scarlet Fever and it left her with a life long disability. Mumps, measles, Rubella is horrid - if a pregnant women is exposed to it her unborn baby can be killed or severely hurt. And who carries that disease? Bingo...un-vacinated small children.

The problem lies in this:The majority of us in the US and other similar countries are vaccinated. This protects those who choose to not take those shots. Only thing is....if those who are not do get sick and then are around adults who last had boosters at say 12-13 years old they can contract said disease - and it is many times worse. This is why whooping cough is so bad in some areas. Parents take sick kids to doctor, kids cough all over elderly patients in waiting room. Week later or so there is a massive outbreak. Don't believe me? Go read the news!This is also how measles spreads in colleges! Let me add that in college I had a friend who had never had plain old chicken pox - she caught it from...yep...kids - at work. At 18 breaking out is horrid. She had a breakout in her mouth, her vagina, everywhere. Now days they give teens who didn't get it the vaccine (or more so, it is now a common vaccine for all babies!). My oldest had chicken pox, the mildest of all diseases and was still miserable. Hence, my baby got the shot.

I can tell you as the mother of a highly functioning autistic child he was BORN autistic. Nothing changed at 18 months. He was always a bit different!

PS: I cannot fathom how any child wants to have meningitis (this was a nasty killer of children before the vaccine), mumps, measles, etc. Would you want your child to have polio????

I am all for vaccinations. All of my kids have had them and their pediatrician who has been wonderful for the past 15 years will not accept his patients not having their shots nor will he recommend a doctor that doesn't give them.

I am all for vaccinations. All of my kids have had them and their pediatrician who has been wonderful for the past 15 years will not accept his patients not having their shots nor will he recommend a doctor that doesn't give them.

I have 3 kids (#4 due in Feb). All 3 are vaccinated. I only do 2 vacs at a time b/c I watched my oldest almost pass out when they gave her 4 at a time. They are all healthy and happy with no ill side effects. Personally, I think that b/c of vacs, we have been able to rid ourselves of some dangerous diseases that are slightly coming back due to people deciding to NOT vaccinate. Just my opinion, but I'm gonna keep vaxing my kids and do what I can to prevent them having to endure things that they shouldn't have to.

I have 3 kids (#4 due in Feb). All 3 are vaccinated. I only do 2 vacs at a time b/c I watched my oldest almost pass out when they gave her 4 at a time. They are all healthy and happy with no ill side effects. Personally, I think that b/c of vacs, we have been able to rid ourselves of some dangerous diseases that are slightly coming back due to people deciding to NOT vaccinate. Just my opinion, but I'm gonna keep vaxing my kids and do what I can to prevent them having to endure things that they shouldn't have to.

YES! My husband is a 3rd yr resident in pediatrics. He went to college, medical school, and has spent the last 2 yrs in medical training (with one more to go before he gets to practice on his own).Helen gets every shot, we get every test offered. Yes- it doesn't feel good. Part of me naturally leans to the "hippie" side of things and would love to talk myself into not vaccinating. Helen has never had a sick visit- not one.

YES! My husband is a 3rd yr resident in pediatrics. He went to college, medical school, and has spent the last 2 yrs in medical training (with one more to go before he gets to practice on his own).Helen gets every shot, we get every test offered. Yes- it doesn't feel good. Part of me naturally leans to the "hippie" side of things and would love to talk myself into not vaccinating. Helen has never had a sick visit- not one.

I come from one of those families that, regardless of so called disproved theories, still feels that there must have been some link between my little brother's autism & his vaccination. He was an amazingly smart little boy and then it all just stopped. Now he is 16yo and will most likely have to live with some form of assistance his entire life. I feel that it is a personal decision that has to be made. Neither of my children have been vaccinated yet. I am not completely against vaccinating but refuse to be pushed into doing so by a doctor. My DD will be 3 in September and we will revisit the issue then with her and perhaps the same with my DS who is now 16mos. My kids are never sick and have only ever gotten small fevers while teething, but I also don't just leave it to chance. My kids take vitamins and other supplements to boost their immune systems. I think it is extremely wise to research as many unbias sources as you can and then make an informed decision for your LO. H&H9!

I come from one of those families that, regardless of so called disproved theories, still feels that there must have been some link between my little brother's autism & his vaccination. He was an amazingly smart little boy and then it all just stopped. Now he is 16yo and will most likely have to live with some form of assistance his entire life. I feel that it is a personal decision that has to be made. Neither of my children have been vaccinated yet. I am not completely against vaccinating but refuse to be pushed into doing so by a doctor. My DD will be 3 in September and we will revisit the issue then with her and perhaps the same with my DS who is now 16mos. My kids are never sick and have only ever gotten small fevers while teething, but I also don't just leave it to chance. My kids take vitamins and other supplements to boost their immune systems. I think it is extremely wise to research as many unbias sources as you can and then make an informed decision for your LO. H&H9!

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